Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 279-290 , April 2007

Program use of effective drug abuse treatment practices for juvenile offenders

  • Craig E. Henderson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2247, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Campus Box 2447, Huntsville, TX 77341-2247, USA. Tel.: +1 936 294 3601; fax: +1 936 294 3798.
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  • Douglas W. Young, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Governmental Service and Research, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 207402, USA
    • ,
  • Nancy Jainchill, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Therapeutic Community Research, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, NY 10010, USA
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  • Josephine Hawke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-1410, USA
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  • Sarah Farkas, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Therapeutic Community Research, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, NY 10010, USA
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  • R. Meghan Davis, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77341, USA

Received 25 September 2006 ,Revised 4 December 2006 ,Accepted 25 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.021

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Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 279-290 , April 2007

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